Cubbies2120 wrote:Bum Adebayo wrote:Giannis is constantly driving to the rim, while Embiid is more face up instead of back to the basket, plus he is very adept doing rip through move, he knows the exct moment of when to get his shot off so that he makes contact with defender's arm.
It's this ^
Jokic doesn't actively seek contact, Embiid does - he looks for the foul, and exaggerates contact when it occurs.
Embiid would have Green in foul trouble in the first quarter - when Green pushes you in the back while fighting for position, just fall down and the refs will whistle it.
Keep up here. Yes Embiid does that stuff like many scorers but nothing is stupider than thinking that ‘exaggerating contact’ will allow you to lead the league in FT attempts. You can be annoyed at the antics that get him maybe 3 ft attempts per game while still not shutting off the part of your brain that a) analyzes cause and effect and b) watches what’s in front of you.
Embiid draws a ton of FTs because he’s unguardable one on one, if you watch him for a few minutes you’ll see a couple of tools that help him with that. He has a very quick first step for a big and can usually get separation on his face up drives. Your going to have to foul him or have a help defender try to strip him once that happens, no other choice. His strength also means he can always drive toward any gap and just absorb the contact (from the help often). The threat of his shot also means that his defender is often leaning to contest, and he’s so shifty that he can lean the other way and get you to foil him from the perimeter. Or he often just blows by people if they go for his pump fake, leaving a clear lane to the cup that you have to foil or try to take a charge to stop.
